SENATE COMMERCE EXECUTIVE SESSION, July 30, 2025, DC, 10:00 am ET

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on July 30, 2025 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building to consider several nominations including Neil Jacobs to be the head of NOAA.  The meeting will be webcast.

The full list of matters to be considered are:

Agenda:

• Nomination of Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA Administrator)
• Nomination of Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction (NOAA)
• Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Nomination of Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Nomination of Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Nomination of Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Nomination of Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation
• Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology
• Nomination of Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy
• Coast Guard Promotions (PN 127-2, PN 367, PN 371, PN 414)
• S.1691, Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025 (Merkley)
• S.2314, SHARKED Act of 2025 (Scott-FL)
• S.2318, Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act (Blunt Rochester)
• S.2351, Space Exploration Research Act (Cruz)

Agenda is subject to change